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The doctor's harrowing account details how the Border Patrol agents allegedly did nothing to try Alex Pretti's life as he bled out.
Medical

Doctor Says What Border Patrol Agents Did After Shooting Alex Pretti Was Sickening

"I do not feel safe in my city."

In light of plummeting sales and shrinking profits, Tesla has killed its Autopilot suite in the United States and Canada for good.
Elon Musk

Tesla Kills Autopilot After Storm of Criticism, Paywalls Basic Features

RIP.

A solar storm could wreck havoc on our satellites and send them all crashing into each other, creating an unstoppable debris storm.
Space

Earth’s Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn

Another development to look forward to.

In a recently published interview with New York Magazine, president Donald Trump struggled to recall the name of Alzheimer's disease
Treatments

Trump Forgets the Word for “Alzheimer’s” While Insisting His Memory Is Fine

"What do they call it?"

New experiments purportedly add more credence to the idea that a 2,000 artifact is actually a battery, though some experts remain skeptical.
Future Society

Scientists Investigating 2,000-Year-Old Artifact That Appears to Be a Battery

Or is it?

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia has been battling with record amounts of snow this winter, burying an entire city.
Environment

Entire City Buried by Epic Snow

The videos are absolutely nuts.

Generative AI may already be inducing a state of "cultural stagnation," leading to a convergence of generic ideas, a new study has shown.
Ethics

AI Is Causing Cultural Stagnation, Researchers Find

"No new data was added. Nothing was learned. The collapse emerged purely from repeated use."

Meta quietly announced that it will cut off teen users' access to its AI character — if only for the time being.
Future Society

Meta Just Quietly Admitted a Major Defeat on AI

Sorry, AI-addicted teens.

A paper claims to mathematically prove that AI agents have a hard ceiling to their capabilities that they will never surpass.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Agents Are Mathematically Incapable of Doing Functional Work, Paper Finds

"There is no way they can be reliable."

Researchers have found that it doesn't matter how frequently one watches porn; the reasons why is far more predictive of their sexual health.
Mental Health

Scientists Say Go Ahead, Keep Gooning

As long as it's for the right reasons.

Job seekers are suing a company for subjecting them to the whims of a bizarre algorithm in order to advance in the job market.
Ethics

Job Seekers Sue Company Scanning Their Résumés Using AI

"I think I deserve to know what’s being collected about me and shared with employers."

A team of researchers say that a puzzling, spire-shaped organism that lived 400 million year ago is like no type of creature ever found.
Biology

Scientists Intrigued by Unfamiliar Life Form

What *is* this thing? It's one of biology's greatest mysteries.

The financial logic of America's media ecosystem has created an environment of fear, which has taken the place of rational discussion.
Education

When You Learn How Low the 2025 Murder Rate Was, You’ll Realize How Profoundly the Media Has Failed the American People

Galling.

A mushroom, called Lanmaoa asiatica, can cause you to see countless tiny people everywhere you look when not prepared correctly.
Fungi

Strange Mushroom Makes You See Tiny People Chilling on Every Surface

"They were teasing him, and he was trying to chase them away."

Something weird is happening with the official ManyVids accounts, and that something appears to be a case of AI psychosis.
Ethics

OnlyFans Rival Seemingly Succumbs to AI Psychosis, Which We Dare You to Try Explain to Your Parents

Bizarre and kind of sad.

Teachers in a new school readiness survey that an alarming proportion of children starting school have no idea how to use a book.
Future Society

Children Starting School Are Trying to Swipe Books Like They’re Phones

This is grim.

Waymo is facing additional heat from federal regulators over its robotaxis failing to stop for school buses.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo’s School Bus Situation Just Got Way Worse

This issue isn't going away.

Plans to rebuild an underground shelter under the White House's East Wing have been shrouded in plenty of secrecy.
Future Society

Trump Building Top Secret Installation Under East Wing

Here's what we know so far.

A former analyst at the UK central bank warned of apocalyptic financial scenarios if we ever confirm alien life.
Exobiology

Former Banking Insider Makes Strange Warning About Discovery of Alien Life

"Even if you feel it's very unlikely, it's madness not to consider it and plan accordingly."

Former Fidelity manager George Noble warned in a lengthy tweet that OpenAI may already be "FALLING APART IN REAL TIME."
Google

Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster

"I've watched companies implode for decades. This one has all the warning signs."